Red Bulls Claim First in the East in Thrilling 3-2 Road Win Over Sporting KC

KANSAS CITY, KS (August 3, 2013) – Goals from Jonny Steele, Fabian Espindola and Lloyd Sam elevated the New York Red Bulls to first place in the Eastern Conference and a thrilling 3-2 win over Sporting Kansas City at a sold out crowd of 21,304 at Sporting Park Saturday.

The Red Bulls were able to withstand late pressure from the hosts, which led the East by one point entering the match, to earn their third win against a conference leader in the past four games. New York now finds itself atop the Eastern Conference with 38 points off a 11-7-5 record ahead of second place Sporting Kansas City (10-7-6, 36 points).

Sporting KC pulled one back to make the score 3-2 in the second minute of stoppage time, as Dom Dwyer headed in a Kamara cross. However, despite pressure from the hosts, the Red Bulls held on and left Sporting Park with three points.

New York hits the road again to take on the Columbus Crew on Saturday, Aug. 10 at Crew Stadium at 7:30 PM ET (TV: MSG; Radio: ESPN Deportes Radio Nueva York 1050 AM). The Red Bulls’ next home contest is on Aug. 17, when it battles the Philadelphia Union at 8:00 PM at Red Bull Arena. Tickets for Red Bulls matches are available by calling 1.877.RBSOCCER or logging onto www.newyorkredbulls.com.